The effect of oscillating turbulent inflow on the shape of downstream turbulence

Abstract

Large Eddy Simulations (LES) has been widely applied and used in several decades to simulate a turbulent boundary layer in the numerical domain. In this study, we aimed to make a synthetic inflow generator (SIG) yielding an appropriate property of turbulent boundary layer in the inlet section and making quick development downstream of a three-dimensional domain. In order to achieve a turbulent boundary layer quickly in a limited domain, the oscillating term was implemented in the well-defined boundary layer, which was expected to make faster convergence in the calculation. Cholesky decomposition was also applied to possess turbulent statistics such as the randomness and correlation of turbulent flow. As a result, the oscillating inflow did not show faster convergence, but it indicated a possibility to improve statistical quantities downstream. In addition, the mean flow characteristics were very close to the calculation without the oscillating flow. On the other hand, the turbulent statistics were improved depending on the oscillating magnitude.